You don’t need to aspirate.
Yeah I was surprised when I noticed medical assistant at PCP office didn’t when giving flu shot …that’s a 25g or thicker too like test
I haven’t aspirated in months
Good luck with getting dialled in. Right as of now I feel pretty normal as to what I was before, honestly I don’t think I have felt like this ever in my life . I’m going to start 20mg zinc and just see what this does on my next bloods, or should I do a little more to see if the is a substantial change? I’m also taking 5mg cialis and bcp150 so I don’t know if I’m truly dialed in as of yet.
I just changed from 23g 1.5 inch quad shot to a 29g 1/2 shoulder and absolutely dislike the time it takes and the pressure that I have to apply.
Why not find out if you need to take zinc first? Why would you take anything right when you finally get to feeling good? I can tell you from experience zinc can make you feel like crap and quickly. Not sure if that’s something you want to risk after you literally just stated you feel more normal than you ever have before. You may want to give yourself more time at the current stage before fucking with it.
Also the post you are replying to is from a guy that literally said in that post that zinc fucked his shit up lol.
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From personal experience I would wait until you know you are where you need to be as far as dose and frequency before adding anything, I was chasing my erections with all of these supplements. What happens to me is during my dose change, whether it was up or down, there would be a 3 week window where my libido is on point and my erections can open doors, then it always fades. Once I get dialed back into that range, then I will see if I need any supplements.
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What size of syringe you using with your 29g 1/2" needles? 1ML? I found that 0.5ML and 1/3ML size syringes are much easier to draw and inject than the 1ML. 1ML seems to have a lot more friction or something with the plunger compared to the smaller ones.
I had a think about the whole zinc situation before you replied and like you said, I’m going to not worry about the zinc and just keep doing what I am for now.
I understand that it didn’t work for him, but other people can still read and respond to the reply like yourself. I know zinc did not work for you guys but everyone is an individual. Next time I’ll try and not have someone tagged in that instance.
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I use 1ml ones as I can get them for free and also there is minimal wastage, but I think I’ll go back to the 23g quads as I’m only 2x a week
It’s up to you what you want to do, just wanted you to know before you threw it out. There is a large difference in ease with the smaller ones versus the 1ml to me. No wastage with them either, same thing your using, just smaller barrel. I don’t think I could stick myself with a 23g, especially longer ones.
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The barrel area is smaller. The mechanics of a syringe in this situation are dictated by the equation F=P*A. F being force which you are pushing on the plunger with, P being pressure within the syringe, and A being internal area of the syringe. If you take a 1 mL and a 1/3 mL syringe and push with the same force, much more pressure is generated in the 1/3 mL syringe, because the internal cross sectional area of the syringe barrel is smaller.
This only explains why it would be easier to inject. Not sure why it would be easier to draw with?
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Even when drawing air it felt as if the plunger was binding/dragging against the barrel which is why I said something about friction.
Some syringes are just stickier. Manufacturers use a silicon lubricant in the barrel. Some manufacturers are better than others at applying the lubricants. Additionally, some designs have more or less interference between the plunger tip and the barrel. Stuff like draft in the barrel (BD basically pulls their syringe barrels without draft. I suspect they use a collapsible slide in their mold, but I am not sure), shape of the plunger tip, materials used can all impact performance.
You could try dry cycling the syringe a couple of times before drawing to spread the lubricant. If that does not work, you will just have to try a different brand if you are unsatisfied.
I sure sound like a nerd.
I’ve noticed the same. I use 1/2cc syringes and prefer them. The smaller diameter helps make it easier to push out for reasons you already listed
I was thinking it was the length of the plunger as it seemed a little longer but I could very well be mistaken. I tried moving them in and out and didnt seem to help.
All I know is they irritated the hell out of me and was glad I only had a package of ten.
I would think it would be harder to draw, as you are making a smaller vacuum effect (1/2 the vacuum to be precise).
I really like the easy touch 27 gauge syringes. They have been the best for TRT IMO. No difference in pain, but filling and injecting time are much better than 28 gauge and up.
Ive been happy with BD 29 and 30g. I believe easy touch with the 1ml barrel is what I had issues with. I’ve been thinking of trying a larger gauge but havent found any easily.
There is no point in using a 28 gauge as the inside diameter of a 28 is the same as a 29. At 27 gauge you get a significantly larger inside diameter, but not really bigger than a 28 gauge on the outside diameter (the needle has thinner walls).
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